'bella wrote: > So lets discuss a sailing oriented subject.. > > I have to do something with my gas tank.. it is integral to the hull.. > and the version of fiberglass I have is circa 1962.. ethanol dissolves > it.. > > My options are > 1. Bladder (tank is rough and can puncture the tank) > 2. plastic tank.. so far no one around that has the capibility to make > one.. the tank is an odd size from the plans I have seen. > 3. metal custom tank.. price is prohibitive. > 4. painting... cost would be about $250.. I Have talked to the > engineers who work with the paint for tanks.. > 5. reglass the tank.. cost about $150 or so.. > > looking at the above options.. lets kid around how we would reglass > the tank.. that is the option I think will > ultimately be the best, easiest and cheapest.. how would 'you' do it > and why.. > 'bella > sv maja If it's reasonably accessible, I'd go for reglassing it. I glassed my aluminum tank and found it wasn't a difficult job. There are far worse things I've had to do.
Just my opinion, however, Jim S/V Wind Angel _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
